Chinese Character 封 Meanings and components.

Form

封

Meaning

封 meaning[3] in English

Surname Feng.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 封 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (old) jade tablet … (圭) , and a unit of … (寸)

Its radical[1] is: 寸 (cun4) which means: A Unit Of Length, Inch, Thumb, .寸cun4a unit …

In cangjie it is written with GGDI

How to write 封

To write封feng1surname Feng you should write a combination of 圭gui1(old) jade … , 寸cun4a unit … arranged in a 吅 shape:

圭 + 寸 = 封

封 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 封 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 封, looks as follow:

封
Pinyin:feng1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Feng
圭
Pinyin:gui1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: (Old) Jade Tablet (A Ceremonial Badge Of Rank)
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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